There was a new restaurant that opened up in my town square that I had been dying to try.
I saw signs announcing the grand opening for a month before the opening, and once they finally opened their doors, there was always a line wrapped around the building.
Anyone I talked to said that the food was phenomenal and they told me that I needed to try it myself. After waiting for what felt like forever, I finally made the decision to eat dinner at the restaurant. They weren’t taking reservations, so I waited in line for over an hour. When my name was finally called, I was shown to my table. Before I could even order my water, I began to sweat. I took my jacket off immediately and tried to cool down. After a few minutes, I realized that I wasn’t the only one who was feeling warm. There were people all over the restaurants fanning themselves with menus and a few of them were actually sweating. The air in the restaurant felt suffocating and the only way I could cool down was to step outside for fresh air. I asked the hostess if there was anything they could do to lower the temperature, but she said they were stuck. The HVAC system wasn’t working and they had several HVAC technicians working on it as we were speaking. I appreciated her honesty and the fact that they were being proactive about the heat, but I was disappointed with my experience. I’m reluctant to go back again.